Lake Buyo

Lake Buyo
Lake Buyo is located in Ivory Coast
Lake Buyo
Lake Buyo
LocationBuyo, Ivory Coast
Coordinates6°18′N 7°06′W / 6.3°N 7.1°W / 6.3; -7.1
Basin countriesIvory Coast
Map of the Ivory Coast showing Lake Buyo in the west of the country

Lake Buyo (French: Lac de Buyo) is an artificial lake in western Ivory Coast on the Sassandra River. It was formed by the construction of the Buyo Dam at Buyo in 1980.[1]

The water quality of the lake has suffered from disposal of untreated effluents and overuse of fertilizers in the surrounding areas.[2]

  1. ^ Ivory Coast - Country Listing
  2. ^ Looking Beyond the Environment - IDRC Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine